discontented

Example Sentences

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“No wonder that this results in an unhappy and discontented worker,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Its logic is that if it can choke off external supplies, the RSF’s local supporters will become discontented and some of its units may defect.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024

But it wasn't the fact that the book was getting adapted that left them feeling discontented.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2024

But everybody there knew me as this little girl, and I was becoming more and more discontented with my public identity as a girl.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

Then Lavinia spat sideways, and with a little discontented grumbling, the bettors began refunding their wagers, returning bags of coins, counting gold mai and silver angs in their palms.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee